AT last! After years of delays and false starts, the green light has finally been given to a £53million redevelopment of Farnborough town centre.

For nearly a decade, shoppers have been growing weary, waiting for the ageing Queensmead and Kingsmead developments to be demolished and replaced.

On Monday developer Key Property Investments (KPI) and Rushmoor Borough Council announced they had both signed on the dotted line.

If all goes according to plan, shoppers could be doing their 2008 Christmas shopping in the rejuvenated town centre.

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